Congress voted to stop the National Security Agency from collecting bulk records on Americans’ phone calls almost two years after Edward Snowden began revealing details of classified U.S. government spy programs. The Senate voted 67-32 Tuesday to limit NSA spying while reviving three other anti-terrorism surveillance programs that expired Monday. The House passed the measure in May. President Barack Obama signed the bill into law.

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